The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta, competing in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-oldest active franchise in the CFL. The Stampeders were officially founded in 1945, although there were clubs in Calgary as early as 1909.

Established
1945

City
Calgary

League History
1958 – Present / Canadian Football League

Team History
1945 - Present / Calgary Sampeders

Nickname
Stampeders - The Calgary Stampeders are named after the Calgary Stampede, the world's largest rodeo, held annually in Calgary. The team adopted the name in 1945. A stampeder is an animal participating in a sudden, panic-stricken rush of animals. Like the use of stampeder for a person participating in a gold rush at the turn of the last century, stampeder was also likely used to refer to one who attends/participates in the Stampede Rodeo.

Championship
Grey Cup  8
2018, 2014, 2008, 2001, 1998, 1992, 1971, 1948

Stadium
1960 - Present / McMahon Stadium
1945 - 1959 / Mewata Park Stadium

Owner
2012 - Present / Calgary Sports and Entertainment
2010 - 2011 / Michael Feterik, Mitchell, Sapunjis
2005 - 2009 / Ted Hellard, Tom Forzani, Doug Mitchell
2001 - 2004 / Michael Feterik, Tom Bubonic
1996 - 2000 / Sig Gutsche
1991 - 1995 / Larry Ryckman
1945 - 1991 / Community/Widely Held

Retired Number
5 Harry Hood
10 Willie Burden
13 Mark McLoughlin
18 Allen Pitts
22 Tom Forzani
55 Wayne Harris
75 Stu Laird

Mascot
Unknown / Ralph the Dog

*Blue is this team’s history